June 2, 20224 yr I think the club will be looking to move on Kante due to his salary and advancing years re injury susceptibility. Don't think they will force it though will probably advise him he will be second choice, assuming of course we do strengthen.
June 25, 20224 yr 12 minutes ago, just said: Where's the third one? Who do you think recorded the video?
July 29, 20223 yr Good to see him back tonight. Udinese weren't up to much but he was the clear MOTM.
July 30, 20223 yr Preseason, poor opposition, but my goodness how effective is a fit Kante. I’d rather see Kante and Kova play together, but just great to see him out there.
August 14, 20223 yr He was having a brilliant game and was back to his best, but I suspect that is it for Kante for a few months now. He's not usually floored when he pulls up with an injury, so this one must have been a bad one. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a tear. It's going to be another frustrating season of managing his minutes, disrupting our midfield and flow of our game. With Kovacic constantly picking up injuries as well, it's really messing up any chance of building momentum. We need one of them playing every week, it's vital that we win the midfield battle.
August 14, 20223 yr Saw both sides of Kante. Both his absolute quality and the reason we should have moved him on this summer and why we need De Jong. It's a shame but he has 1 year left and he just can't stay fit. The central of midfield is such a key part of the team and vital to how Tuchel wants us to play and we can't rely on Kante to be fit. We can't manage his minutes by taking him off every game there's big games. close games like today were we'll need him for 90 minutes and it's a shame his body just can't do it. A real shame as he was great today a really top performance. Edited August 14, 20223 yr by HazardousChoice
August 14, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, just said: Still world class. In the big games he's absolutely vital.
August 14, 20223 yr 33 minutes ago, HazardousChoice said: Saw both sides of Kante. Both his absolute quality and the reason we should have moved him on this summer and why we need De Jong. It's a shame but he has 1 year left and he just can't stay fit. The central of midfield is such a key part of the team and vital to how Tuchel wants us to play and we can't rely on Kante to be fit. We can't manage his minutes by taking him off every game there's big games. close games like today were we'll need him for 90 minutes and it's a shame his body just can't do it. A real shame as he was great today a really top performance. It's hard to accept, but you're probably right. He's brilliant, but his hamstrings are f**ked. We can't keep managing his minutes when we are trying to compete for major titles. It's destroying us.
August 14, 20223 yr If he's actually pulled his hamstring thats ridiculous. Just said in the match thread that I had hopes of a great season from Kante but if he's now pulled him hamstring that hope is out the window already. Played a great game today and we obviously need him to be fit. Kovacic is also turning into a sicknote so that's not helping the situation.
August 14, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, Sindre said: If he's actually pulled his hamstring thats ridiculous. Just said in the match thread that I had hopes of a great season from Kante but if he's now pulled him hamstring that hope is out the window already. Played a great game today and we obviously need him to be fit. Kovacic is also turning into a sicknote so that's not helping the situation. It's definitely his hamstring. He pulled up and fell to floor in pain holding it. He's definitely going to be out for a month minimum and with Kovacic already out, it means our midfield is screwed again. I like Gallagher, but he's not Kante or Kovacic and he's not a CM. We dominated so much of the game today because of how good our midfield was, take that away and I fear it's going to be back to the same sh*t we were seeing at the end of last season. Our players just can't seem to play with intensity without one of them breaking down.
August 14, 20223 yr 35 minutes ago, Scott Harris said: It's hard to accept, but you're probably right. He's brilliant, but his hamstrings are f**ked. We can't keep managing his minutes when we are trying to compete for major titles. It's destroying us. Nope he is completely wrong. We could press the sh*t out of spurs because we had kante and Mount. You replace him with de Jong, you are dead. We had the same problem in the final against pool, Kante was half fit, kova should not have played.
August 14, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, Scott Harris said: It's definitely his hamstring. He pulled up and fell to floor in pain holding it. He's definitely going to be out for a month minimum and with Kovacic already out, it means our midfield is screwed again. I like Gallagher, but he's not Kante or Kovacic and he's not a CM. We dominated so much of the game today because of how good our midfield was, take that away and I fear it's going to be back to the same sh*t we were seeing at the end of last season. Our players just can't seem to play with intensity without one of them breaking down. Sorry to hear that. With each injury it's getting more and more likely that Kante won't be extended at that this is his last season here. And unfortunately you would have to think it's the right decision despite him still being top class when he's fit and in form. Kante & Kovacic out as kind of screwing us already as you've already stated.
August 14, 20223 yr Such as shame that people don't realize that having player like Kante is like cheating. You have a dm who can press opp deepest midfielder, can go back and help your backline and still provide you stuff offensively. Some said we should replace him with de jong. Who do you ask to press bentacur then ? Jorginho.
August 14, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, Bob stark said: Some said we should replace him with de jong. Who do you ask to press bentacur then ? De Jong. Who do we ask to press Leeds next week? Leicester the week after? Southampton the week after that? De Jong can do that if we sign him. Once again Kante is unfortunately in a position where he can't due to his fitness and it's an all too regular story over the last few seasons. Edited August 14, 20223 yr by HazardousChoice
August 14, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, HazardousChoice said: De Jong. Even de Jong will think that you are crazy.
August 14, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, HazardousChoice said: De Jong. Who do we ask to press Leeds next week? Leicester the week after? Southampton the week after that? De Jong can do that if we sign him. Once again Kante is unfortunately in a position where he can't due to his fitness and it's an all too regular story over the last few seasons. Why could try Pulisic there?
August 14, 20223 yr Such a shame. Kante and kovacic are class bit they are made of glass these days. You cannot rely upon them to be fit.
August 14, 20223 yr Everyone and their grandma knew that Kante and Kovacic can't be counted on for a full season. I'm still amazed that De Jong prefers to get half of his wages in Barcelona, he should have been our player by now.
August 14, 20223 yr Kante pulling up that was a far bigger low point than the late equaliser. He was faultless today and, for the umpteenth time, showed why he should be the first pick when thinking who should be in our midfield. It did look like it could be a fair while out and that's a massive loss.
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